Later, he admitted that the payments had indeed been made...是什么意思？

Later, he admitted that the payments had indeed been made...

后来,他承认确实付过款了。

later

adv. 较晚地，以后，过后，后来，随后；adj. 后来的，以后的，接近末期的，晚年的；

例句
Eleanor would later blame her mother-in-law for her husband's frequent absences.
埃莉诺过后会因丈夫经常不在家而责怪婆婆。

he

pron. 他，它，一个人；n. 雄性动物；

例句
Logic had prevailed and he had abandoned the idea.
最终理智占了上风，他打消了那个念头。

admitted

adj. 被承认的，被确认无疑的；v. 许可进入( admit的过去式和过去分词 )，承认，供认，允许，确认；

例句
She was admitted to hospital with a soaring temperature...
她因发高烧被送进医院。

that

det. 那个，那；pron. 那个，那；conj. 多么，如此…以至，用于某些动词、形容词和名词后，引出各种从句；adv. 不那么，那样；

例句
...expensive make-up that we saw being advertised by a beautiful model...
我们所见的由一位漂亮模特代言的昂贵化妆品

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

payments

n. 支付，付款，缴纳，报酬( payment的名词复数 )，付出的[要付出的]款项，报答，报偿；

例句
I was told that in order to get benefit payments I would have to answer some questions.
我得知要领补助，就得回答一些问题。

had

v. 有（ have的过去式和过去分词 ），（亲属关系中）接受，拿，买到；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

indeed

adv. 的确，确实，实在，实际上，真正地，真的，真是，甚至；

例句
He was intensely eager, indeed avid, for wealth.
他嗜财如命。

been

v. 用来表示某人或某物即主语本身，用来表示某人或某物属于某一群体或有某种性质（ be的过去分词 ），在，存在，不受干扰，去过了，be的过去分词；

例句
Have you been able to have any kind of contact?...
你联系上了吗？

made

adj. …制的，（人工）做成的，拼成的，虚构的，保证成功的；v. 使(make的过去式和过去分词)；

例句
Single people are treated as an aberration and made to pay a supplement.
独身者被当成异类，而且要付一笔额外的费用。